Malaca
See also: Málaca
English edit
Proper noun edit
Malaca
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Phoenician 𐤌𐤋𐤊 (mlk), possibly via Ancient Greek Μαλάκη (Malákē) and possibly from Proto-West Semitic *milḥ- (“salt”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈma.la.ka/, [ˈmäɫ̪äkä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈma.la.ka/, [ˈmäːläkä]
Proper noun edit
Malaca f sg (genitive Malacae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Malaca |
Genitive | Malacae |
Dative | Malacae |
Accusative | Malacam |
Ablative | Malacā |
Vocative | Malaca |
Locative | Malacae |
Descendants edit
- → Arabic: مالقة
References edit
- “Malaca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Malaca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Malaca f